Happy Friday Everyone! Here is my week 38 bump picture...
It's crazy to thing but 10 days from now is eviction day for this lil man! At this point, I have come to except the fact that he is staying put and we'll have to go in after him.
The idea of a C-section wasn't ideal for me by any means. Having a major surgery and recovering from that, while trying to learn how to take care of a newborn wasn't what I was hoping for but that is the hand I've been dealt.
Over the past few weeks I have talked to other moms who had C-sections. I try to be a person who looks at the glass "half full" so here is my personal list of pros/ cons to this situation.
Lets start with the cons:
1. Having a major surgery.
Having someone cut open your abs, pull a baby out of you, take your baby away, while you still have to lay there and get closed up will be all sorts of sucky!
2. Not getting to hold your baby right away and start the bonding process.
I've never been a big "baby person" so the thought of having to wait to start the bonding process does make me nervous because I'm not sure how tried/ out of it I'm going to be after the surgery is done. What if all I want to do is sleep after surgery? I know to people who are already moms this concern might seem silly, but it is a real concern of mine.
3. Longer recovery.
I'll be interested in on long the doctor will make me stay in the hospital. I know I'll want to go home as soon as I can; but I'm also going to be nervous about leaving because that means I'll have to relay on my family and friends to take care of the baby and me.
4. I live in a split level house!
This may seem like a odd con, but that means I have stairs I have to go up and down to get to different parts of my house. And if I had learned anything from talking to the other C-section moms is that "stairs are the devil".
However, there are some pros to this situation to consider:
1.
NO LABOR!!! (Well- in theory)
In 10 days from now (as long as I don't go into labor early) I will show up a hospital with my bags, get settled into my room, get prepped for surgery, and shortly after that- we'll have a baby! No laboring for hours on end, which is biggest pro ever!
2. Picking your kids birthday. (Again- in theory)
When I first found out he was breech, the doctor told me I was going to have a C-section and then proceeded to ask "So when do you want to have him?" She pretty much told me I could have any day between a week before my date due (11th) up to my due date (18th). Being that Sam had already planned on taking that Monday off (and Monday was a good day for my doctor as well) the 17th was a pretty easy pick. Also, I won't lie- I wanted to give this baby as much time as I could to try to actually flip around on his own.
3. Family and friends can schedule their lives.
Again, this one is based on the kid following the schedule we have set. However, if all goes to plan, then our parents, siblings, and friends can all schedule when they want to come by and visit with us. Also, for example, my mom can easily work her early morning job because she'll be done with work around the time I go into surgery- so she doesn't lose out on pay just because she doesn't know when he's going to come.
Like I said before, the C-section isn't ideal but I have comes to terms with the fact that a C-section is the best option for both the health of myself and my baby at this point. I still would prefer if he got into the correct position on his own; but I'm just prepping myself because the likely hood of that happening is less and less everyday as he gets bigger and is running out of room in there.
So like I said- I like to look at the glass "half full" so the plan is to enjoy the next 10 days and live them up "baby free"! I hope everyone has a great weekend. No big plans here- but that sounds like a great plan to me!
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